| History | |
|---|---|
| Name | Eastern Sword |
| Owner | Sword Steam Ship Line Inc. |
| Operator | Alcoa Steamship Co. |
| Port of registry |  New York City |
| Builder | Uraga Dry Dock Co. Ltd, Uraga |
| Yard number | 166 |
| Completed | August 1920 |
| Fate | Torpedoed and sunk on 4 May 1942 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Merchant ship |
| Tonnage | 3,785 GRT |
| Length | 330 ft 5 in (100.7 m) |
| Beam | 46 ft 3 in (14.1 m) |
| Installed power | Triple expansion steam engine |
| Propulsion | 1 shaft |
| Speed | 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) |
Eastern Sword was an unarmed 3,785-ton steam merchant ship that was completed in 1920 at the Uraga Dry Dock Co. Ltd, Uraga, Japan. She was owned by the Sword Line Inc., New York, New York, and she was homeported out of this same city. The vessel was torpedoed and sunk on 4 May 1942 by the German submarine U-162 about twelve miles (19 km) off the Georgetown Light, Trinidad. 13 of the 38 crew survived.